TinysMom
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Earlier this week, Millie didn't eat her food one night and wasn't very hungry the next morning - but by that night she was very hungry and ate her food.
So on Wednesday when Sasha didn't eat - we didn't think much of it. When she didn't eat on Thursday night - I got concerned. When Art told me she drank some water and then vomited - I got downright scared.
We read about several different things it "could" be - called the vet this a.m. and they suggested it could be parvovirus. YUCK. Turns out that when I was told her shot she got was "all she needed except for the rabies" - they were wrong.
She is 5 or 6 months old...and she could have it - or not have it. We weren't sure the test would be totally accurate - there was some blood in the fecal test and it was decided that rather than spend the $32 on the test- we ought to put that money towards the treatment. (Right now they have something like 8 dogs that have it - and they were up to 10 at one point).
So we put down a $250 deposit for her treatment (they took $100 now and a postdated check for next payday for $150).
The vet (who goes to the church we were attending) said that while they do not normally discharge on Saturdays (they aren't open) - she would check in on her and discharge her to us early if she is ok to come home. Otherwise - it will probably be Monday.
It was a tough decision on what to do - money is so tight and other things were happening here....(thank God they'll take a postdated check as we've always paid well before). I talked to Dr. Laura and asked her what she would do if it were her dog....and she said that while it is expensive, she would prefer to leave her overnight where she's getting an IV and fluids and stuff than to have her over the weekend (when the vets aren't open or available and the nearest vet is 160+ miles away)....and that if we waited till Monday and she dehydrated worse - we might not be able to "bring her back" from that condition - whereby now she is stronger and still doing fairly well.
Millie doesn't understand though....and its tearing me apart to see her look for Sasha...
And I don't know why I'm typing all this out here - except its been a horrid week and this is just the typical ending of an awful week and I'm just...I don't know. I want to cry.
I hope someone on here has experience w/ Parvo and feels that Sasha has a good chance of beating it. The doctor seemed to feel like she had a really good chance...
So on Wednesday when Sasha didn't eat - we didn't think much of it. When she didn't eat on Thursday night - I got concerned. When Art told me she drank some water and then vomited - I got downright scared.
We read about several different things it "could" be - called the vet this a.m. and they suggested it could be parvovirus. YUCK. Turns out that when I was told her shot she got was "all she needed except for the rabies" - they were wrong.
She is 5 or 6 months old...and she could have it - or not have it. We weren't sure the test would be totally accurate - there was some blood in the fecal test and it was decided that rather than spend the $32 on the test- we ought to put that money towards the treatment. (Right now they have something like 8 dogs that have it - and they were up to 10 at one point).
So we put down a $250 deposit for her treatment (they took $100 now and a postdated check for next payday for $150).
The vet (who goes to the church we were attending) said that while they do not normally discharge on Saturdays (they aren't open) - she would check in on her and discharge her to us early if she is ok to come home. Otherwise - it will probably be Monday.
It was a tough decision on what to do - money is so tight and other things were happening here....(thank God they'll take a postdated check as we've always paid well before). I talked to Dr. Laura and asked her what she would do if it were her dog....and she said that while it is expensive, she would prefer to leave her overnight where she's getting an IV and fluids and stuff than to have her over the weekend (when the vets aren't open or available and the nearest vet is 160+ miles away)....and that if we waited till Monday and she dehydrated worse - we might not be able to "bring her back" from that condition - whereby now she is stronger and still doing fairly well.
Millie doesn't understand though....and its tearing me apart to see her look for Sasha...
And I don't know why I'm typing all this out here - except its been a horrid week and this is just the typical ending of an awful week and I'm just...I don't know. I want to cry.
I hope someone on here has experience w/ Parvo and feels that Sasha has a good chance of beating it. The doctor seemed to feel like she had a really good chance...
ray:
